The top young footballers in the Yarra Ranges have found out if they will be a part of the Outer East junior interleague squads ahead of this year’s carnival.
The interleague squads consist of 26 players who will represent the league against teams from leagues around the state.
There are seven Upper Yarra representatives in the U13 Boys side; Wandin’s Harry Crossland, Jackson Foletta and Mitchell Upton, Seville’s Oliver Naylor and Kydan Wilson, Yarra Junction’s Blayden Tamme and Woori Yallock’s Hayden Peterson. Healesville also contributed three young guns; Samual Anderson, Darcy English and Lucas Frazzetto.
In the U14 Girl’s side, Emily Eastwell and Maeve O’Hare from Wandin feature for the Upper Yarra. The side has a considerable amount of talent from Healesville and Yarra Glen, featuring Charlotte Ammerlaan, Matilda Byron, Abbey Dove and Alisha Morris from Yarra Glen and Brylee Anderson, Emily Anderson-Hunter, Mia Cianci, Charlotte Newsome, Paisley Stock and Kiani Thomas from Healesville.
In the U15 Boys, Wandin brothers Noah and Lachlan Holt are joined by teammate Oscar Nalder as well as Woori Yallock pair Hunter Ryan and Mason O’Neill. 5 Healesville players also made the team in Tyler Barclay, Oscar Moreton, Jeremy Newsome, Liam Senti and Tarkyn Wyett.
Stella Beyer, Maddison Gray and Natasha Vassallo from Wandin made the cut for the U16 Girls team alongside Ishka-Belle Stock, Neve O’Brien, Sarah Frazetto, Mia Erickson and Sienna Crossman from Healesville. Chloe Morris is the sole Yarra Glen representative.
The U17 Boys team is stacked with footballers from the Upper Yarra with Gabriel Conboy, Kynan French, Riley Graham, Harvey Smith and Baylin Spencer all coming from Woori Yallock while Wandin put forward Robbie Wood, Branden Farr and Benson Dunn, with Wesburn’s Blake Muir making it nine in total. No Healesville or Yarra Glen players are in the fold.
Yasmin Riddiford from Wandin is the only Upper Yarra girl to make the U18 Girls side. Healesville has four players; Indigo Wraith-Tenson, Kaela Williemson, Scarlett Potter and Paula Pavic while Sophie Morris is the star player from Yarra Glen who made it in.
